11 July 2024

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE | Ms Jillian Pass

I extend a warm welcome to all our new CURRA families who have joined us this term as well as our returning CURRA families. The halfway point of the school year seems to have come around so quickly and here we are, now looking forward to the second half of the year.

As always at Currimundi State School there’s lots happening this term, including;

The reveal of our 2025 Musical choice, Outdoor Movie Night P&C fundraiser, Surf Life Saving excellence program (before school with Mr Chamberlain), year 5 & 6 Interschool sport, School Beach Carnival, Book Week celebrations, 100 days of Prep celebrations as well as lots of additional year level excursions and incursions happening.

Parent teacher Interviews – Unpacking the report card

As part of our school’s commitment to effective reporting, in term 3 we offer the opportunity for parents and teachers to meet to ‘Unpack the Report Card’.

This encompasses:

• Clarifying the ‘Report Card’ results and comments.
• Allowing teachers and parents to discuss the achievements in a partnership.
• Celebrating the learner’s results.
• Gathering important information about ‘next steps’ for individual students e.g., set new directions for learning.

We encourage all parents/carers to attend our parent teacher interviews.

To book your session, please visit www.schoolinterviews.com.au and enter the code 8hjun

Alternatively, click on https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code/8hjun

Enter your details

Select the teacher/s you wish to see

Select the appointment times that suit your family best

Please note that the booking will close on Sunday 14 July.
Further information in our Curriculum News Article 

2024 School Opinion Survey

The annual School Opinion Survey will be conducted 22 July to 16 August 2024. All families, school staff and students in target year levels (5,6,8 and 11) will be invited to participate. We encourage you to take this opportunity to have your say about what our school does well, and how we can improve. An invitation to complete the Parent/Caregiver Survey will be emailed to one parent/caregiver per family after next week. The invitation will be sent from the Department of Education, not the school, and it will have the subject line School Opinion Survey for parents and caregivers, 2024. 

Please check your junk email folders if you can’t find it. The survey can be completed as soon as the invitation is received and will take approximately 5 minutes using a computer, tablet or smart phone. Keep an eye out for yours!

Parents/caregivers who do not have access to the internet at home are welcome to complete their survey online at the school. Please contact the office to arrange.

What’s going on around the school?

• The new Year 1 and 2 playground will commence soon. Unfortunately, delays have occurred because of wet weather and required soil testing.
• You will also notice classroom blocks getting a wonderful facelift with new guttering and paint jobs
• In our senior playground work has started on a new basketball key and handball courts
• Pat and Pete are doing a great job mulching and tidying up our gardens and grounds.

Deputy Principal | Prep – Yr 02 | Mrs Tina Houtsma

Welcome back to all our CURRA staff, students, and parents/carers! I hope you had a wonderful break and are feeling refreshed for the term ahead.

Special Welcome to New Families

I’d like to extend a special welcome to our new families. We have several new students joining our school this term, and I look forward to seeing them learn and make friends as they become part of our Currimundi school community.

Attendance

Attendance and punctuality are vital for students' success. Coming to school every day and on time is essential for optimal learning and engagement. Regular attendance ensures that students don't miss out on valuable instruction and the opportunity to actively participate in classroom activities. We appreciate your support in ensuring your child's regular attendance and punctuality.

Uniforms

It's always lovely to walk around the school and see students in full uniform. I would like to kindly remind students to wear the complete school uniform, including short white socks and black shoes. The school uniform fosters a sense of belonging, pride, and equality among students. We appreciate your cooperation in ensuring that your child comes to school dressed appropriately. Please take a moment to review our Student Dress Code, which can also be found on our website.

Prep - Year 02 TMR Road Safely visit

On Wednesday, three lovely ladies from the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) visited our school to deliver important messages about using school crossings safely. I was very proud when they shared that in all three sessions, they were blown away by how amazing and knowledgeable our CURRA Kids were.

👴👵🎉 Celebrating 100 Days of Prep! 👴👵✨

This Friday, our Prep students will achieve a significant milestone by completing their first 100 days of school. To commemorate this achievement, they are invited to come dressed as adorable elderly individuals

Year 02 Excursion

On Monday 22 July 2024, our Year 02 students will embark on an exciting field trip to Caboolture Historical Village to explore the past and see how things have changed. It's a fantastic opportunity for them to learn about history firsthand.

Prep 2025

Starting school is an exciting time for students and parents/carers. The first step is to determine when your child can commence. Use the online calculator to see when your child can start Prep. Simply select your child's month and year of birth.

If you have a child starting Prep in 2025, please notify the office as we are now taking enrolments.

Pre-Prep Transition Program

We have a busy term ahead with a few opportunities for Pre-Preps to come along and join in some of our activities.

I have already commenced conducting regular school tours for families interested in enrolling or learning more about what our friendly little school by the beach can offer their child. It's been a pleasure to meet many of our future families, and I'm looking forward to the next two tours scheduled for this term. I am eager to meet all prospective parents/carers. Bookings are now open.

Let's work together to support our students in achieving their best during this busy term. Your cooperation and understanding are invaluable in fostering an environment where every child can thrive.

Kind Regards

Deputy Principal | Yr 03-06 | Mrs Amanda Brewer

Welcome Back to a busy Term 3!

Here’s hoping you had a fun and restful break, despite the rainy weather in the second week.

Across Years 0 3- 06 we have a jam-packed term. In week 8 on 29 August, we have our annual BEACH CARNIVAL. We encourage parents to come along to this fabulous day of beach activities.

Year 03 are settling well into their role in the middle section of the school. I have been blown away with their responsible attitude and the level of commitment that they applied to their leaning in Semester One. 

Year 04 celebrated the end of their Mission SOS unit with a sharing afternoon at the end of last term that was well attended by other classes and the parent/carer of Year 04. I know I learned new facts about sea creatures when viewing their PowerPoints that day. This week they launched into Time Quest and had secret agent testing on Monday to see if they were worthy! In week 7 the students go back in time to St Helena Island for a fully Immersive experience. Consent with details was sent home yesterday and the full day excursion has a cost of $60.

Year 05 student leadership process begins at the end of the term and is finalised in Term 4 before we finish the year.

Year 05 and 06 have interschool sport and Surf Lifesaving during this term. Year 06 camp is this term and year 05 camp is early next term. Below are some important dates for years 05 and 06. This information has also been emailed along with other information to parents/carers on Wednesday 10 July. Please check your junk folder if you did not see it yesterday.

Regards

CURRICULUM NEWS | MRS JODIE FINDLAY

Learning to Read

Learning to read is a process that needs step-by-step teaching and plenty of practise at school and at home. Unlike walking or talking, reading is not a skill that we learn naturally — everyone needs to be taught how to read.

Our Reading Commitment

In October 2023, Queensland announced a new Reading Commitment to teach reading consistently using an evidence-informed approach. This approach to reading has been shown as the most effective and efficient way to teach all students to read. Updates to the Australian Curriculum closely align with this reading research and present a unique opportunity for Queensland to refine how we teach reading.

Please see the Queensland's Reading Commitment Parent and Community Brochure for more information about Reading Through the Australian Curriculum.

Parent Teacher Interviews Term 3

We encourage all parents/carers to attend our parent teacher interviews.

To book your session, please visit www.schoolinterviews.com.au and enter the code 8hjun

Alternatively, click on https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code/8hjun

Enter your details

Select the teacher/s you wish to see

Select the appointment times that suit your family best

When you click FINISH your selected bookings will be emailed to you immediately. If you not do not receive your email, please check your junk-mail, or enter the event code again and check your email address spelling. Update your details if email address is incorrect.

DO NOT DELETE the email you receive.  Keep it somewhere safe.  You may need to refer back to it at a later date.  Bookings will be finalised and closed on Sunday 14 July 2024.

NAPLAN Results 2024

NAPLAN individual student reports (ISRs) on performance in 2024 NAPLAN will start arriving in schools over the next few weeks. There is one printed ISR for each student that will be distributed to parents/carers and sent home. Look out for it in your child’s bag.

Kind Regards
Jodie Findlay

Rule Focus

These are the areas where students are encouraged to concentrate on for the week.  All our Rule Focuses are important.

These are also added to QParents/Events, for the first day & the last day.  These focuses are for a 2 week period.

SUPER SURFERS

Look out for your parade dates via QParents/Events & the following Schedule.

You can now link an event to your Calendar for reminders.

2024 Fathering Project Events

The Fathering Project is an evidence-based organisation that aims to promote positive fathering behaviours and fathers’ engagement with their children.

The Fathering Project aims to inspire and equip fathers and father figures and help involve Dads and their kids through some hassle-free activities and events throughout the year.

Furthermore, the Fathering Project Website has a variety of resources that are available for you to access at any time.

Topics include;

• technology advice
• managing your kid’s big emotions
• cooking with your kids
• and fathers’ health and wellbeing.

Join us for an afternoon of fun and excitement as Dads and kids celebrate the ultimate rivalry between Queensland and New South Wales. From 3pm to 4pm we will play some outdoor origin themed games on the school oval – it is encouraged to wear your team colours. 

RSVP

Regards,
Ben Brown, Prep – Yr02 Physical Education Teacher

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC NEWS

SCIMEP | Sunshine Coast Instrumental Music Ensembles Program

I have nominated 8 students from the Strings & Band Programs to audition to attend the SCIMEP, held in August at Venue 114, 114 Sportsmans Parade. Bokarina QLD 4575.

Happy Music Making!
Ms Viner
E: rvine6@eq.edu.au 

SPORTS NEWS

Athletics Carnival | 

Prep – Year 02 Sports Day

On Thursday, 13 June our Prep – Year 02 students came together to celebrate our annual Sports Day! The event was a huge success, with every student participating in a variety of rotational activities and sprint races. The highlight of the day was undoubtedly the sprint races. Students competed against their classmates running their fastest – the energy was electric. Our young athletes cheered each other on and celebrated their own success. A huge thanks to the P&C and parent/carers volunteers who did wonderful job organising the BBQ.

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Surfing Excellence & Development

Perfect One Day

Almost Perfect the Next

If your student has not participated in the program and would like to, please complete the expression of interest located via our Website Surfing Excellence Expression of Interest

Sunshine Coast School Sport – Coastal District School Sport Information

Coastal District School Sport Trials are ongoing.  Mr Chamberlain or Mr Brown can be contacted if any of your students are interested in trialling for these events.

Students can only be nominated by the school to attend Coastal District Trials.

Click on the link Sunshine Coast School Sport 10 -12years for upcoming sports & information.

Click here for the CALENDAR of EVENTS  Scroll down the page for the Schedule of events & district trial notices.

Alternatively, email admin@currimundiss.eq.edu.au with SUBJECT matter “Coastal Districts” & the appropriate staff member will get back to you.

TUFF CURRA

How TUFF are we?!

On Friday 21 June our 12^th annual TUFF CURRA event was held on the oval. There were 4 sessions, a lap for pre-school, then hour sessions for P-1, 2-3 and 4-6.

Everyone looked great in their gear with coloured powder. Every student showed how TUFF they were on the many obstacles and inflatables. It was a fantastic way to finish the semester off.

Our final fundraising figure was;

This gives us about $21,500 profit. The fundraising company takes a percentage for the prizes, online support, coloured powder, inflatables and 2 staff members amongst other things. 

A big thank you to everyone who got involved with the event. I look forward to distributing the prizes when they arrive as rewards for everyone's efforts.

Here are some photos from an amazing day proving that our little school by the beach is unique in more ways than its proximity to the ocean.

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STUDENT RESOURCE SCHEME/BOOKLIST

Our Student Resource Scheme and Booklist have been combined to facilitate families with not having to rush around & purchase all school items for their students.  This system was agreed & approved by the Currimundi State School P&C Association.

All QParents families, current & future families will have the online updated version to complete & submit.  Families not on QParents would have received a hardcopy last year.

For those families who have GRANTED consent via the Participation Agreement form, invoices will be generated shortly after.

For payment plans, please contact the office via admin@currimundiss.eq.edu.au. All payment amounts will be accepted on a payment plan.

Regards

Stacey Hyder
Business Manager

QParents and Payments

Our preferred method of payment is online via the secure BPoint Portal. All other payments will need to be made via Eftpos. If you are registered with QParents you can access your school generated invoices and pay via BPpoint at any time. Watch this video for an overview of the payments screen and making online payments in QParents.

At our school, many parents/carers have registered for the QParents program.  Here are just some things that you can access at your own convenience.

• update your contacts/addresses
• enter absences for your child, current, future, early pickups, early departures & update unexplained
• access Report Cards past & present
• check your finance & make full & part payments
• notify you of any upcoming events & excursion/incursions

Once you receive the invitation code, you can follow through to register via the link below.  It is suggested to register via the website using google chrome as the engine.

Contact the office via our office group email admin@ss.eq.edu.au or telephone 07 5436 6888 for your family’s reference numbers, assistance with 1^st time registration, payments etc.  We are here to help.

DATES TO REMEMBER

2024 School Calendar is now Available for you to organize your coming year.
NB: you can add your future absences via QParents.

Now for all of our exciting events coming up.

Some events can also be found on QParents/Events to assist families with reminders.
NB: A new option to add an event to your personal calendar is available on QParents/Events.

RESOURCE CENTRE NEWS | MR DARREN FULCHER & MRS MAREE FRENCH

START OF TERM INFORMATION-Term 3 Borrowing

Prep - Year 6

Students are required to return all outstanding loans from Term 2, to be able to commence borrowing in Term 3.

Book Club Issue 5

Currimundi State School participates in Scholastic Book Club. There are 8 issues per year (2 per term).

Issue 5 will be sent home this week!

The Book Club LOOP platform for parents allows you to pay by credit card. Your child’s order is submitted directly to school safe and sound and the books will be delivered to class. You can place your child’s order at scholastic.com.au/LOOP or using the LOOP app, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play.

The school no longer accepts payments using cash.
Every book sold through Book Club earns free books and resources for our library for our staff and students to enjoy!

 Online Orders Only. No Cash Orders

Due by Friday 19th July 2024
Link to Book Club  https://www.scholastic.com.au/book-club/book-club-home/
Link to Book Club Brochure

Digital Library – Education Queensland-Sora App

All our students have access to a digital library which contains over 75,000 eBooks and audiobooks.

The e-library can be accessed by visiting the Sora website, or downloading the free Sora app on a mobile device, then searching for the school 'Education Queensland' and logging in using their MIS ID.

Happy reading!

Library Information

Do you have any questions regarding the library? 
You might find the answers in our Library User Guide.
Click on the link below.

Happy reading!

Mr Darren Fulcher – Library Coordinator
Mrs Maree French - Library Teacher Aide

PAYMENT DUE DATES

P&C NEWS Including Fundraising, Tuckshop & Uniform Updates

P&C NEWS

Here are a few documents for your perusal.

P&C Membership

If you can’t make it to our meetings but want to be involved,

Scan the QR code for quick access to a P&C Membership Application | Get involved!

OR

Visit our online membership form or email us at pandc@ss.eq.edu.au

To stay up to date with everything the P&C is currently involved in and upcoming events please follow the
 P&C association Facebook page.

Currimundi Umbrellas

Pre order our incredible Currimundi State School Umbrellas!!
How awesome will it be to see our Currimundi community using these out and about!

The umbrella price is $23.00.
However, if you buy 2 or more, they are $20.00 each. 

We also offer optional labelling for $2.50 per umbrella.
The label is a Dymo label and we will use their family name. 

Orders via Munchmonitor, limited stock available so people should get in quick.
Once umbrellas arrive we will have them ready to collect via uniform shop.  

P&C Fundraising News

Term 3 is here and boy do we have some exciting things happening this term! 

Saturday 24 August will be our Outdoor Movie Night but this year. We will open the gates early and have roving entertainers/sideshow alley games and a temporary tattoo booth. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory will be on the big screen! Information and tickets will be heading to you soon so keep an eye out for that!  

We cannot wait to see our wider Curra community there!

Then on Tuesday 27 August we will have our annual Father’s Day Stall! We are putting together some amazing gifts this year and will send flyers home in the coming weeks. We will again have prepaid vouchers available for your convenience and cannot wait to see our Curra kids picking out gifts for their loved ones.

Our pop-up stall will be held Thursday 29 August.

So lots of fun coming up and we hope to have your support throughout the term.

Bec
P&C Fundraising Officer 

WAVE BREAK TUCKSHOP | FOOD NEWS

A big warm welcome back to Term 3 from the Wave Break Tuckshop. 

We have created a “Daily Specials” menu where you can see your favourite foods that are on each day. Plus we still have our regular items available every day.

Don’t forget that cut off time is 8:00am on Munch Monitor. 

If you’d like to create a Munch Monitor account, please use the following instructions or pop into Tuckshop for assistance. 

Volunteers

Can you help out in our Wave Break Tuckshop this term?

We are always looking for help to feed our hungry Curra Kids! And the kids just love seeing you behind the window.

We have a range of shifts available. 

Some are just one hour!

Can you spare one hour a week to assist us? 

Please get in touch and we can find a task that is suitable for you. You can contact Keirra on 0403 643 445 or email currimundi.ss.tuckshop@gmail.com

Alternatively, you can view some of our regular shifts that need filling on the Sign Up link:

Sign Up Link:

WAVE BREAK UNIFORM NEWS

Uniform Shop

Well the winter weather has arrived and it’s been quite chilly in the mornings!! We have all sizes in stock of our Fleece Jumpers! 

You can order through Munch Monitor under “School Shop”.

We will drop those orders off to your child’s teacher when Uniform Shop is open on Monday & Wednesday afternoons. 

Or if you’d like to come in and try them on or buy in person, we are open from 2-3pm Monday & Wednesday. 

If you have any questions at all we are more than happy to meet for a chat simply email currimundi.ss.tuckshop@gmail.com or phone 07 5436 6828.

We look forward to an exciting Term 3 here in the Wave Break Tuckshop. 

Big smiles,
Keirra, Kate & Alice

YMCA OSHC NEWS

Our first week of the school holidays were a bundle of fun. We had an excursion to HQ Zoo which all the children thoroughly enjoyed! They loved learning all about the different animals and where they were from. The highlight of the day, just so happened to be at the beginning when we met the White-Cheeked Gibbon and the Spider Monkeys as they danced about in front of us, swinging from branch to branch and playing with their toy balls. Though we were all quite tired from a massive day out, the children expressed how much they would like to go back and re-visit some of these animals. We also did lots of art and craft; sensory activities and ended the week with our pyjama Party.

We didn’t slow down the pace in week 2 and participated in a variety of creative and active activities. The highlight was our Vacation Care Disco and The Robotic Lego Incursion. Getting ready for the Olympic Games we had our own mini Olympics with the children participating in races, shot put, long jump and group games. The children also participated in cooking experiences, puppet shows, Karaoke and dance performances. Overall, we easily passed the time having fun.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone in Term 3.

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Thank you, The Y Staff.

REMINDERS

• OFFICE HOURS 6:00 – 9:30am & 2:00 – 6:00pm.
• The phone is not available between these hours.
• You are welcome to leave a message or send an email in between these hours.
• Please be mindful that we are with the children for most of the sessions. Thank you.
• Just a reminder all children’s enrolment needs to be updated before attending our service this term.

Sandra Parker | OSHC Coordinator
M 0436 618 872
E acm@ymcabrisbane.org
W http//www.ymcachildcare.org.au/oshc

COMMUNITY NEWS

Caloundra State High School – Volleyball Program

Caloundra State High School | Ruby League Development Day | Friday 11 August 2024

This is being offered for the Yr05&06 Students

Please click for the flyer on the Caloundra State High School Website

Kawana Waters State College – Football Excellence Program Trials

ARTISTS ON THE HORIZON – Immanuel Lutheran College

Youth Art Showcase
10 August 2024
Entries Close Wednesday 21 July 2024 at 5pm
Cost to Enter – Free
Age group – Students from Prep to Year 12

Calling all Young Artists – Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to showcase your talents to the world and be part of a celebration of rising artists. Whether you paint, draw, sculpt, take photos, or create wearable art, this is your chance to shine.

artistsonthehorizon.com.au

Sports X Program